Liberty volleyball sweeps, dominates Antioch

By Juan Cebreiros Correspondent

The Liberty Lions volleyball team dominated the Antioch Panthers sweeping them 3-0 - 25-8, 25-13, 25-10 - on Tuesday, April 4.

Liberty took control in the match early and never allowed the Panthers to score more than 13 points in any of the three sets.

“Being able to rely on each other and trust our teammates led us to this dominant victory,” Liberty’s captain Cooper Siemers said.

This teamwork enabled the Lions to cruise to a 25-8 opening-set victory. The Panthers did not have a response for Liberty’s offense, but also made several mistakes themselves that put them in a deficit that was too much to overcome.

The second set started similarly to the first when Liberty jumped out to a 10-3 lead. The Lions ultimately took the set 25-13. However, the Panthers took some of Liberty’s momentum by ending the set on a 7-2 run.

The third and final set started as a back-and-forth affair with neither team able to extend their lead past two points. The Lions started this set much differently, and began to make several mistakes that kept the set close.

“We missed a few more serves that kept us a little bit closer to start off,” said Lions head coach Haylie Bustamante. However, the Lions were able to clean up their play and ended the set on a 17-2 run to sweep the Panthers.

“Being able to get ahold of that momentum and being able to keep pushing and fighting can really fire up a team,” said Siemers.

“We tightened our belts back up and found our teamwork again,” said Bustamante.

With the victory, the Lions improve to 11-8 overall, 3-0 record in league play. The Panthers remain winless on the season as they fall to 0-12, and 0-3 in league play.

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